pitheus

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πιθεύς (pitheús).

Noun

pitheus m (genitive pitheī); second declension

  1. (astronomy) A barrel-shaped comet

Declension

Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative pitheus pitheī
genitive pitheī pitheōrum
dative pitheō pitheīs
accusative pitheum pitheōs
ablative pitheō pitheīs
vocative pithee pitheī

References

  • “pitheus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • pitheus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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